Show STEERED TORPEDO BY HAND heroic act on of an sailor saved his ship every country has its heroes and it Is refreshing to read something of the heroic in the history of countries south of us said a thoughtful manin a recent history of south amer ica attention is called to a number of things which tend to show that the popular estimate of valor and heroism in that section of the world may not be altogether the correct one it is related that once the peruvian mon aitor huascar fought against three chilean hips after both admiral grau and bis flag lieutenant were killed capt aguirre took command was killed and then succeeded by capt carba jal who was put hors du combat by a shell the command devolved then on rodriguez who was killed then on who va disabled and finally garelon Ga reyon with the ship on fire three feet of water in the hold and with a loss of half his officers and crew was forced to strike his flag on july 23 1879 it huascar was in action against the chilean ship ablao abtao torpedoes at that time were not much understood and one being fired from the huascar through faulty sm returned back straight upon the ship seeing this and knowing that it the ship was struck she must sink D az caneco jumped overboard over oard and in the water with his bands altered its course just before it come in contact with the ship new orleans times democrat |